Events

McNeese State University’s W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts presents The Flick on Wednesday, April 22, through Saturday, April 25, in Tritico Theatre. The performances are at 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday.  The play takes place in a run-down movie theatre where three employees mop the floors and attend to one of the last 35mm film…

McNeese State University is hosting a special poetry and fiction reading on Friday, March 27, at 7 p.m. in Stokes Auditorium in Hardtner Hall. McNeese alumni J. Bruce Fuller, Michael Shewmaker and Jenn Alandy Trahan, who were also Wallace Stegner Fellows at Stanford University, will be reading their own works.  “We are welcoming back three alumni who have been awarded…

Small business owners across Southwest Louisiana will have the opportunity this spring to attend a no-cost “Building Wealth Through Government Contracting” training led by representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Louisiana district office. “The sessions will introduce local entrepreneurs to the federal contracting process. Participants will learn how the government purchases goods and…

High school students and their families are invited to McNeese State University’s Preview Day on Saturday, Mar. 14, in Richard Student Union from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This free event is hosted by the McNeese Recruiting Office and will take place after the District Literary Rally.   Preview Day is a campus-wide open house where students…

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is available for the 2026-2027 academic year. McNeese State University is hosting a FAFSA event on Thursday, Feb. 26, to help current and incoming students complete the application.   The McNeese Financial Aid Office will host the event on campus in Student Central from 5 to 7 p.m. No appointment is needed. McNeese students can stop by and renew their FAFSA and incoming students and their families can get assistance in filing the FAFSA. Student Central is located in Chozen…

The 2026 season of Banners at McNeese State University kicks off with 17 events spread out over several weeks from March 4 to April 30. This year’s entertainment offers an exciting lineup showcasing Celtic stepdance, the Lake Charles Symphony, the 39th Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibit, the Lake Area Ballet Theatre, an outside…

McNeese’s W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts presents the musical Next to Normal on Wednesday, March 4, through Saturday, March 7, in Tritico Theatre. The performances are at 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday.  Next to Normal, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, explores how one suburban household copes with crisis…